Chapter 30 (1/2)

Registration Exam

「Good morning. I came for the registration exam.」

Currently it’s a little bit before 8 o’clock in the morning.

I’m at the Adventurers’ Guild’s reception desk.

I woke up at the usual time and adjusted my morning preparations.

I’ll become an adventurer if I pa.s.s today’s exam. I think I’m in a little high spirits myself.

Being still too early for breakfast, I ran through the main street with hardly any people as the day has only just begun.

Running through the clear morning atmosphere, I returned to the inn to wash off my sweat, I had arranged to go out until the time for breakfast.

Finis.h.i.+ng my breakfast slightly earlier, I grabbed my baggage and departed for the Adventurers’ Guild.

Compared to yesterday, the Adventurers’ Guild has a considerable amount of people gathered in the morning.

Almost everyone are having friendly conversations at the tables while drinking tea.

Then there are several people that are having a staring contest with a wall near the interior.

Could the commissions be posted on that wall?

There are people going back and forth between the wall and the tables.

Probably the people going towards the wall are searching for a commission, while the people at the tables are waiting.1

There were several people by the reception desk, but the right end of the reception desk was empty.

It’s the lady who served with me yesterday.

When I reported that I came to take the exam, the other adventurers at the reception desk all gathered their eyes on me.

Their eyes all spoke「What’s this child doing?」, ignore it, ignore it. Time is precious right now.

「Yes, here is the commission for your exam. Please ask if you have any questions.」

Handing over a wooden board, it’s the same Cebulj gra.s.s harvesting commission from yesterday.

「Is there a map of the Royal Capital’s outskirts?」

I more or less have knowledge on the Royal Capital’s outskirts, but the area might have changed from 25 years ago till now. I’ll be able to verify some details with an up-to-date map, so there wouldn’t be any disadvantage in having one.

「Here is a map on the Royal Capital’s outskirts.」

In front of me was the Royal Capital and it’s outskirts finely drawn on a parchment. Fumu fumu.

「Am I able to purchase this map?」

「For a map of the Royal Capital’s outskirts, if you haven’t been officially registered as an adventurer, then it can’t be purchased.」

After pa.s.sing the exam huh?

「I see. Well then, please start the exam.」

Now, this will be my first step into becoming an adventurer.

「Ok, well then, this wooden tag will verify yourself as being under examination. Please be careful not to lose it. When you leave the town, you can show this wooden tag and it will subst.i.tute as your credentials. Please return the wooden tag once you’ve completed the commission.」

Which reminds me, I was asleep when I entered the Royal Capital and I didn’t receive an inspection.

If I were to show this wooden tag at the inspection, it could be called a free pa.s.s?

「Well then, I’m off!」

After listening to several important points, as the voice of the receptionist lady saying「Take care」was heard, the surrounding adventurers all saw me off with a dumbfounded look in their eyes as I left the guild.

I left the town on foot just as I left the guild and headed towards the location where Cebulj gra.s.s grows according to the map.2

I had an argument w

ith the soldiers at the inspection when I left town but, particularly the back and forth arguments which hasn’t changed for the better, so I’m leaving it out.

The current time has just pa.s.sed 9 o’clock in the morning, if I trust the reduced scale of the map, it should be around two hours until I reach my destination.

From the stories I hear, it’s been said there shouldn’t be any beasts and magic beasts in this area

Occasionally, it’s possible that beasts will be sighted, however, there are knights regularly patrolling the Royal Capital’s outskirts and in the vicinity of the main highway so if there are any eyewitness reports, the knights will go exterminate them, because of that it seems to be relatively safe from what I’ve been told.

Moving along while enjoying the scenery, I arrive at the area of my destination.

It’s a small and shallow river bank, a forest can be seen slightly ahead of me

Immediately, I start searching for Cebulj gra.s.s and I find a single stock of gra.s.s which seems like it.

I approached to identify it, and there seems to be no mistake. I immediately GET one. (get is in english)

Using a fallen branch, I dig up the root and brush off the dirt.

I put it away in a small bag used for storage and continue with my search.

While walking to the embankment, the collection of Cebulj gra.s.s was going well, it was already 12 o’clock by the time I collected all 10 roots for the commission. Because I ate breakfast earlier than usual, my stomach’s abating condition is at its peak.3

Mu, it’s too late now that I notice.

The food I have are nothing but preserved food (dried meat and brown bread).

I would’ve been better if I had bought something before I left town.

Once I’m finished with dried meat and brown bread for lunch, I’ll return back to town to report my commission’s completion.

Finished with my simple lunch, my ears pick up a noise which sounds like something pus.h.i.+ng through the gra.s.s as I was about to return to town.

I hear the noise from across the river.4

I take out my bokutou from my baggage while being vigilant, a figure of a wolf appeared from the riverbank.